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Hopefully you are able to read
this feeling the same way I am at this time of year. It is
time to celebrate success, and we have many of them to
share. We have made it through 2011, for all of its
challenges! Yea Us! We have moved forward with a wonderful
FCEC Board in place making important decisions. Thank you,
Board! And-most important for the content of this FCEC
Newsletter, we have many winners to celebrate for the
stellar presentation made during the FCEC Annual Conference
in Jacksonville this past October. Wonderful Winners all
around!
I want to start with personal
recognition of 2 relatively new FCEC Board members. With the
resignation of Dr. Joyce Harth as Student FCEC Advisor, we
needed this spot filled. Dr. Diana Valle-Reistra of
Miami International University did step up and accept this
position. With the resignation of Whitney Moores-Abdool as
FCEC Board Student Rep. Cheryl White-Lindsey (current
FCEC Board Multi-Cultural Chair) did temporarily fill this
position. Hannah Ehrli of UCF Orlando was asked, and
she did readily agree to fill this. We are once again a
complete FCEC Board. Thanks to those that served, and
welcome to Diana and Hannah!
The FCEC Board had made a
connection with
Hannah Ehrli
when she was selected as Florida’s 2010 ESE TOY. We
obviously liked what we saw, and evidently so did the
national CEC Clarissa Hug selection committee. Hannah was
FCEC’s nominee for the 2012 Award, and I am PROUD to tell
you that she has been
selected as the 2012
winner!
It is truly amazing that Florida
can be the state with the Clarissa Hug winner 2 years
in a row. I am very proud of Hannah, Don DeVito
(2011 CH Winner), Gayle Zavala, Carol Dinsdale and any
other past winners of the Clarissa Hug award from Florida.
There are some very special
people to recognize in connection with the 2011 FCEC
Annual State Conference. I will start with
Henry Schmitges (president)
and his Jacksonville FCEC Chapter, supported by
Alexandra Foust (president)
and her North Florida University Student Chapter, and
Judy Glendenning (FCEC
Board Conference Coordinator) and her FDLRS friends
assisting in their Oh! So Professional Manner! They were a
strong team to come together to make the event spectacular.
Next I recognize Dr. Kimberly
Pawling (FCEC 2011-12
President Elect) as the most amazing Program Chair. The
selection and organization of these fine sessions was all
due to her work. Thank you, Kim! I must also recognize
Dr.
Janet Raney and her FCEC Awards Committee,
working hard to assure us of quality nominees for the Rookie
Teacher of the Year and ESE Teacher of the Year, the Landis
Stetler Award, and the Ken Campbell Grant Award. CASE, along
with Diane Johnson’s
(FCEC Board Advisor) assistance, did their part to recognize
Landis Stetler Scholarship 2 winners. Finally, I must say it
was my honor to present a plaque to 6 presidents in
recognition of their chapter efforts to earn the President’s
Award. Thank you to each and everyone one of the rest of you
for presenting, donating time and money and silent auction
items, being vendors, sponsoring, and attending!
The 2011 various Award
Winners are:
Rookie
Teacher of the Year:
Brian Singler of Pinellas Suncoast Chapter
#176
ESE
Teacher of the Year: Jana
Hill of Pinellas Suncoast Chapter
#176
Landis
Stetler Award: Ken
Campbell of Alachua Co. Chapter #820
Landis
Stetler Scholarship:
Felicia Willis - Junior at FSU
Landis
Stetler Scholarship:
Hannah Ehrli - Graduate
student at UCF Orlando
Ken
Campbell Grant:
Shirley Wilson of Volusia Co. Chapter #563
2010-2011
President’s Award
Tampa
Bay Chapter #194
President Renee Rybicki
Palm
Beach Chapter #200
President Kristy Hoot
Volusia
County Chapter #563
President Bianca Stidham
Suncoast Chapter #176
President Heidi D'Ambrosio
FLCCBD
Subdivision 2011
Executive Committee
As we move forward I invite all
of you to join us for the next FCEC Board meeting on
January 27, 2012 at UCF in Orlando, followed
by the DLD Drive-In Conference on Saturday, January 28 at
UCF Orlando as well. Details of the DLD Conference can
be found elsewhere in this website, and I know you will want
to attend. Beyond that, I am making plans to see all of you
in Denver this April at the Annual CEC Convention.
Florida and California are making plans to host an exclusive
gathering for FL and CA CEC members at the convention. (Stay
tuned for more details.) We will also be there to support
our
Hannah
at the TOY Luncheon!
Most
Sincerely,
Paula Evans,
Proud FCEC President 2010-2012
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